The United Nations has said previously that tens of thousands of people have died in the drought, the worst in Somalia in 60 years. The U.N. says 640,000 Somali children are acutely malnourished, a statistic that suggests the death toll of small children will rise. Continue Reading

An 11-month-old girl was in the process of moving to Minnesota from Arizona with her family when she fell to her death Tuesday night from a ninth-floor window of a St. Paul apartment, police said Wednesday. Continue Reading

The girl, who was not immediately identified, died shortly after being taken to Regions Hospital from the 24-story Skyline Tower high-rise, which overlooks the north side of Interstate 94, west of Lexington Parkway. Continue Reading

Casey Anthony’s whereabouts for her first week of freedom were a closely guarded secret today, known only to a select few as she tries to start a new life after being acquitted of killing her daughter. One of her lawyers says an elaborate plan was made to protect her from people with “the lynch-mob mentality.” Continue Reading

The research being published today in the journal Pediatrics shows 209 deaths and 35 near-drownings of children under 12 from 2001 through 2009. Most of the children, 94 percent, were under 5, and 81 percent of the accidents happened during summer months. Continue Reading

Neighbors say two young children are victimsFederal and tribal officials are investigating what neighbors say is the death of two young children in St. Michael, N.D., on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation. Continue Reading

A woman who had just been involved in a domestic dispute loaded her four children into a minivan before letting one out and driving the rest of them into the Hudson River north of New York City, firefighters said. The woman and three young children were killed. Continue Reading